A Greater Cincinnati man is hoping to go from Pot Belly employee to contestant on “The Voice.”David Collins-White works in a Pot Belly in the Mason area."Times were not always easy for me growing up,” Collins-White said. “But I learned to sing and put all of my negative energy into my music and it made me feel better."That new-found confidence and a push from family led him to this milestone moment."I like to sing songs that have meaning. Songs that are, like, inspirational. That sends a message and comes from a very deep place,” Collins-White said.Sunday he auditioned in Chicago in front of producers of NBC's "The Voice.""My parents kept saying, ‘David, you have the talent, you have to do something with your voice.’ And maybe seeing that they believed in me so much made me feel like I do not want to ever regret not trying it," Collins-White said."When people come in, they just lighten up, because he is so bright,” Collins-White’s co-worker Delleny Peck said. “He asks them all these meaningful questions. Just when we found out he has this talent on top of it, it was amazing."He sang “This Is A Man’s World” at the audition.He said no matter what happens, he now has a passion to pursue a life that includes music.

MASON, Ohio —

A Greater Cincinnati man is hoping to go from Pot Belly employee to contestant on “The Voice.”

David Collins-White works in a Pot Belly in the Mason area.

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"Times were not always easy for me growing up,” Collins-White said. “But I learned to sing and put all of my negative energy into my music and it made me feel better."

That new-found confidence and a push from family led him to this milestone moment.

"I like to sing songs that have meaning. Songs that are, like, inspirational. That sends a message and comes from a very deep place,” Collins-White said.

Sunday he auditioned in Chicago in front of producers of NBC's "The Voice."

"My parents kept saying, ‘David, you have the talent, you have to do something with your voice.’ And maybe seeing that they believed in me so much made me feel like I do not want to ever regret not trying it," Collins-White said.

"When people come in, they just lighten up, because he is so bright,” Collins-White’s co-worker Delleny Peck said. “He asks them all these meaningful questions. Just when we found out he has this talent on top of it, it was amazing."

He sang “This Is A Man’s World” at the audition.

He said no matter what happens, he now has a passion to pursue a life that includes music.